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(11) EP 2 626 775 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
04.09.2013 Bulletin 2013/36

(43) Date of publication A2:
14.08.2013 Bulletin 2013/33

(21) Application number: 13154489.2

(22) Date of filing: 07.02.2013
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 3/0487(2013.01)
G06F 1/16(2006.01)
 G06F 3/0488(2013.01)
G06F 3/01(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 08.02.2012 US 201213368828

(71) Applicant: Immersion Corporation
San Jose, CA 95134 (US)

(72) Inventor:
  • Heubel, Robert W.
    San Leandro, CA California 94577 (US)

(74) Representative: Freeman, Avi 
Beck Greener Fulwood House 12 Fulwood Place
London WC1V 6HR
London WC1V 6HR (GB)

   


(54) Method and apparatus for haptic flex gesturing


(57) There is provided an electronic interactive device having a user interface with a flexible surface, a sensor configured to sense a flex gesture applied to the flexible surface, a haptic device configured to generate a haptic effect in response to the flex gesture, and a controller in signal communication with the sensor and the haptic device. The controller is configured to trigger the haptic device to provide haptic confirmation of the flex gesture and to trigger an application action associated with the flex gesture.







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